Dare Me by Julie Leto

Author:Julie Leto
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Bookgoddess, LLC
Published: 2011-09-10T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“He’s here.”

Dante snapped his attention away from the monitors to the speaker on his desk. “Show him up.”

After flipping the switch so that the image of Macy searching the billiard room instantly disappeared, he slid his chair back, retrieved his jacket from the brass peg on the wall and slipped his arms into the silk-lined garment.

An anxious tremor ratcheted through his system. Just a decade ago, a meeting such as this would have been unheard of, but Dante had decided after receiving the urgent communiqué from T-45 that the time had come for change—especially under the current circumstances.

As far as Dante knew, Abercrombie Marshall had not returned to the States since he’d left the Arm. Though Dante had never met the man, he had the highest respect for him—not only because of his impressive dossier, but because he’d not only gained Macy’s high opinion, but he’d also been the one to finally give the woman her due.

Macy was the reason Marshall had come in person. Their arrangement had been unorthodox, especially with a possible terrorist strike at stake.

Marshall entered the room without hesitation, barely waiting for the agent assigned to open the door to move out of the way. Tall and broad shouldered, Abercrombie Marshall wore his hair sheared short, without a single sprinkle of gray at the temples. His eyes, dark and assessing, crinkled at the corners and his full-lipped mouth melted easily into a friendly smile.

He held out his hand, which Dante accepted.

“Mr. Marshall,” Dante said. “I’m honored to meet you.”

“Probably more like shocked as hell, but I hear your manners wouldn’t allow you to speak so freely.”

Dante released the man’s hand after a hearty shake, and then directed his guest toward one of two comfortable leather chairs in front of his desk. “My manners have been exaggerated, sir, I assure you. Plain speaking is simply a lost art in our business.”

Marshall sat. Dante took the chair next to his. He had no reason to try and show superiority by sitting behind his desk. He wouldn’t be fooling anyone if he did.

“I want to speak with my agent,” Marshall said.

“I’ve done nothing to block communications with you. She’s sent regular updates.”

“Which you’ve monitored,” Marshall pointed out. “Is she a prisoner?”

Dante didn’t hide his surprise. “Absolutely not. She’s working hard, though with frustrating results,” Dante said, privately noting the double entendre. What he and Macy had shared over the past two days had given new depth to the word frustrating. “You may see her immediately, of course.”

“Good,” Marshall acknowledged, with a gleam in his eye that told Dante that at this point, he’d see Macy if he wanted to, with or without Dante’s permission. “And I will. But first, I have a private matter to discuss.”

Dante shifted in his seat, suddenly uncomfortable with the Marshall’s tone. He sounded less like the head of an international spy agency and more like a concerned father.

“I understand.”

“No, I don’t think you do. You probably think this old black man has come here to make sure Macy’s heart doesn’t get broken through your deal, whatever it is.

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